Guards May Be Responsible for Half of Prison Sexual Assaults
A Department of Justice study also shows the number of reports of sexual assaults is rising, but rarely results in prosecution.
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Privacy Tools: How to Safely Browse the Web
It’s not easy to keep your data private while surfing the Internet, but here are a few tools that can help.
If We’re Going to Go After Dirty Doctors, We Need a Definition for ‘Abusive’ Prescribing
As Medicare considers banning doctors who pose a “threat to the health or safety” of patients, it plans to consider an array of factors.
Guarded Optimism: Will the Justice Department Finally Do Something About Rape in Juvenile Detention Centers?
After years of frustration and delay, some hope in the fight against sex abuse in the nation’s juvenile jails.
Just How Much of Your Patient Information Are the Big Pharmaceutical Companies Capturing?
New disclosures from data broker IMS Health reveal how much pharmaceutical firms will pay to know what your doctor is prescribing.
10 Patient Stories: When Attorneys Refused My Medical Malpractice Case
"Dad's life was worth nothing because he was old."
Real Talk About Abortion
As the long, angry fight over abortion roars on, Tracy Weitz, a researcher in California, has quietly worked to gather reliable facts about the procedure and the women who choose to have it.
In a Major Shift, Medicare Authorities Seek Power to Ban Harmful Prescribers
Action follows ProPublica’s investigative series detailing inappropriate and wasteful prescribing and fraud in the nation’s biggest prescription drug program.
Patient Harm: When An Attorney Won’t Take Your Medical Malpractice Case
Studies show that nine of 10 patients seeking a medical malpractice attorney won’t find one—women, children, and the elderly in particular.
Fraud Rx: Medicare Makes Moves to Tighten Oversight of Dirty Doctors
Action comes after ProPublica uses the government’s own data to find patterns of dangerous prescribing, waste, and potential fraud in Medicare Part D.